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New Ulm Police • Received an assault report at Riverbend Area Learning Center, 1315 S. Broadway at 11:54 a.m. Thursday. A 13-year-old New Ulm boy reportedly scratched and pinched a school staff member. Medical attention was not sought. A report for consideration of a fourth-degree assault charge was sent to the Brown County Attorney’s Office and to Brown County Human Services. • Responded to a juvenile trouble report at Riverbend at 11:22 a.m. Thursday. A 21-year-old Winthrop male was reported throwing rocks outside the school, creating dents on a staff-owned 2022 GMC Sierra. ...

Spring is here for real

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NEW ULM – For the first time in a few years, the German Park Angel fountain is flowing in April. New Ulm park staff was able to start filling the fountain Friday morning. By 2 p.m. the fountain was fully operational for the 2026 season. “The fountain running is our annual sign that ...

Senior Meals

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Monday BBQ Chicken Breast, scalloped potatoes, green peas, wheat bread w/margarine, brownie and milk Tuesday Diced turkey/gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, whole kernel corn, diced peach cup, dinner roll w/margarine and milk Wednesday Meatloaf, baked potato w sour cream, broccoli, applesauce cup, wehat bread w/margarine and milk Thursday Chicken broccoli rice, casserole, sliced carrots, peach crisp, dinner roll w/margarine and milk Friday Potato crunch fish, fillet w/tartar sauce, mashed sweet potatoes, mix vegetables, wheat dinner roll w/margarine, snickerdoodle cookie and ...

The BFG comes to MLC

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NEW ULM — Some giants want not to be known for the size of their body but for the size of their heart. The Big Friendly Giant is a perfect example of that and he’s going to show that in the Martin Luther College auditorium when MLC’s Forum presents “The BFG.” This stage adaptation ...

Captain Bianchi is back home

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NEW ULM – Over 80 years after his death, Medal of Honor recipient and New Ulm native Capt. Willibald Charles Bianchi returned home Friday. A plane carrying Bianchi’s casket arrived in Omaha, Nebraska early Friday. From Omaha, Bianchi was then transported to Dallas, Texas and then to ...

Bicycle repair shop opens downtown

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NEW ULM — After years without a bicycle repair shop, a Mankato man recently opened Nautilus Cycle Works beneath Lykke Books on N. Minnesota St. Repair shop owner Michael Nemer offers professional, insured bicycle service and repair, from a quick spring dust-off to complete overhauls. “I ...